Mayor Charged | Fair Relocates | Administrator Given Severance

Miss a day, miss a lot, so take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore.

Casey Urlacher Charged With Offshore Sports Gambling Conspiracy

Federal prosecutors accuse Casey Urlacher, the mayor of Mettawa and brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher, and nine other men of running an illegal sports gambling business.... Read more

Driver Accused Of Hit And Run Appears Before Judge For First Time

The woman accused of striking a 12-year-old boy and leaving the scene in Deerfield earlier this month appeared before a judge for the first time Tuesday. Stacy Shapiro of Northbrook... Read more

Teacher Sues Man Accused Of Planting Bathroom Camera, Contractors

A Sunset Ridge School teacher filed suit Tuesday against the man accused of recording videos with cameras hidden in school bathrooms, as well as the two district contractors that employed... Read more

Assistant Superintendent Awarded Severance Package Worth Over $88,000

A Niles Township High School District 219 administrator was awarded severance payment worth nearly $90,000 after quitting just over nine months after a narrowly divided lame duck school... Read more

2020 Custer Fair Moves From Evanston To Indiana

After nearly half a century in Evanston, the Custer Fair is relocating to northwest Indiana, organizers and city officials announced Wednesday. Fair organizers blamed increasing fees... Read more

North Shore Municipal Attorneys Form New Boutique Law Firm

The eight North Shore municipalities who retain the firm Holland & Knight or one of its partners as their village attorney will soon be represented by a new firm comprised of all the... Read more

Trustees To Consider Updated Optima Wilmette Development Plans

The developer behind a proposal to build a 109-unit mixed-use development across from the Metra station submitted revised plans this week ahead of next week's Wilmette Village Board... Read more

Glenview Pier 1 Imports Closing As Company Declares Bankruptcy

GLENVIEW, IL — Pier 1 Imports announced the closure of its Glenview store Monday, as the Fort Worth, Texas-based home decor chain files for bankruptcy and looks to find a buyer. The Willow Road location... Read more

Bennison's Bakery Prepares For Paczki Day 2020

Bennison's Bakery, Evanston's 81-year-old family-owned bakery, is producing as many paczki as it can ahead of Fat Tuesday, also known as Paczki Day. The tradition of baking paczki... Read more

Deerfield Firm Overstated Income By $276 Million: Internal Probe

Medical products company Baxter International last week disclosed the results of an internal investigation into how the firm overstated its income by hundreds of millions of dollars... Read more

Police Chief Apologizes For Personal Snapchat Posts

Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook apologized Friday for publicly posting images that included the names, addresses, birthdays and images of dozens of people to a personal social... Read more

READER ELECTION SURVEYS

Deerfield Area | Evanston | Glenview | Highland Park-Highwood | Lake Forest-Lake Bluff | Northbrook | Skokie | Wilmette-Kenilworth | Winnetka-Glencoe

LOCAL POLICE REPORTS

• Four Masked Thieves Steal $4,700 Worth Of Cellphones: Glenview Blotter
• Car Stolen From Highland Park Discovered In South Suburb: Highland Park Blotter
• Scammer Threatens Warrant Arrest, Demands Gift Cards: Northbrook Blotter
• Carjacking At Old Orchard; Arson, Robbery Arrests: Skokie Blotter
• Jewelry Store Robbers Arrested After 11-Month Investigation: Cops

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: Feb. 11 To Feb. 17

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, Feb. 9–Feb. 15: Hit-And-Run Arrest | Superintendent Turnover | Abuse Investigated | Judge Upholds Electoral Board Referendum Ruling | Lobbyist Lawmaker Accused Of Broken Promises | Board Hears Results Of Hidden Camera Probe

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